Misleading Listings Policy FAQ

Product listings that misrepresent products being sold or set false expectations for customers are considered misleading and are prohibited.

Starting April 18th, 2018 00:00 UTC, product listings that are detected to be misleading will be taken down from Wish and will be subject to fines.

What does “Misleading Listing” Mean?

A “Misleading Listing” is a product listing that misrepresents a product or sets false expectations for customers. This is a violation of Wish policies. These product listings misrepresent the product being sold through the use of deceptive images, titles, descriptions, size/color options, and/or prices. These misrepresentations negatively affect Wish customers and are not tolerated on the Wish marketplace. Listings found to be violating this “Misleading Listing” policy are subject to removal and monetary fines.

The title, description, price, and images used to advertise a product should clearly and accurately reflect the item being sold. Please familiarize yourself with Wish’s policies on listing products: https://merchant.wish.com/policy/listing.

Listings which consistently receive feedback from customers that indicate the product is not what was advertised will be identified as a “Misleading Listing”.

Example:

Product listing is for “wireless headphones”, but customer images show they received “wire headphones”

“Majority of Images Do Not Show the Product”

All images used in a listing should accurately display the product being sold. Images which are meant to show the product in use or in a demonstrative capacity are permitted, but may not be used as the first image or as the majority of images.

Example:

All images uses show a flat screen TV but the product being sold is a TV antenna.

“Title and Main Image Discrepancy”

The product titles and main image are integral in representing a product. If unnecessary products or product specifications are the focus of the product’s title or main image, the listing will be flagged as misleading.

Example:

The main image and title show and describe a smartphone, but the product being sold is earphones.

“Description and Package Size not as Advertised”

If package sizes are specified in a listing’s title, images, and/or descriptions, they must all relate. If the package information does not match the size/color options provided or customers consistently indicate the product is not as advertised, the listing will be flagged as misleading.

Example:

The image used shows a 6-pack but the description says only one unit is sold.

How much is a “Misleading Listing” fine?

To streamline the “Misleading Listings” fine policy, we have made the following policy update, effective August 7, 01:00 UTC:

If a product listing is detected to be misleading, the merchant may be fined $100 per order and 100% of the order value for orders placed in the last 30 days from when the product was detected as misleading, with a minimum fine of $100 per detected misleading product.

If the last 30 days from when the product was detected as misleading includes orders placed before 5/2/2018 23:59 PST:

orders placed between 4/18/2018 00:00 PST to 5/2/2018 23:59 PST are fined 100% of the order value.

orders placed before 4/18/2018 00:00 PST are not fined.

the minimum fine of $100 per detected misleading product still applies.

“Misleading listing” fines that were created before August 7, 01:00 UTC will be corrected to reflect this updated policy.

What is the difference between “Misleading Listing”, “False Advertising”, and “Ambiguous Listing”?

Products may be flagged for “False Advertising” if it is clear what product is being sold, but untrue, unverified, or exaggerated information is included.

Products may be flagged as “Ambiguous Listing” if the product being sold is not clear. Sometimes this is because of conflicting information between the images and description.

Products may be flagged as “Misleading Listing” if a listing strategically deceives a consumer into believing they are purchasing a different item at an incredibly discounted rate. “Misleading Listing” fines may also occur if the product the consumer receives is different than the product advertised in the original listing. This intentional misbehavior may result in large fines.

Is there any way to dispute a “Misleading Listing” tag? Can the fine be removed?

A merchant may dispute a “Misleading Listing” if they believe the listing was incorrectly identified as “misleading.”

As of June 25, 2018, Merchants may access the the new feature to submit products for re-review.